Sonoco

A performance management system designed to develop employees’ knowledge oftheir roles and responsibilities while aligning their performance in support of the company’s strategic business goals through such tools as 360-degree feedback and a focused competency model.The goal of Sonoco’s Performance Management System (SPMS) is to help employees understand their roles within the organization and align their performance in support of business goals. A secondary goal of the system is employee development.The old performance management system, in place for 15 years, needed replacing because it was:· An event and not a process· Not a serious business initiative· Characterized by infrequent training· Manager-driven· Plagued with meaningless numerical scores for evaluating employees past performance· Not connected to future employee developmentIn contrast, SPMS was designed t...